Deadwood - Crawling 2 by mmitchell_houston
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Arizona pulled back on the reins and the horse came to a gentle stop. She sat still in the saddle -- a few pebbles bounced on the ground -- the last movement from hooves on a rocky ground. Monty's tail made a gentle swishing sound and he cocked his head, wondering why they had stopped here, where there was no grass or water. Taking cues from his mistress, it sensed her anxiety and snorted, turning his head to look first one way, then another.
Arizona shushed the horse -- listening intently. At first, it was too quiet. Not even a buzz from flies or bugs. Then she heard it. Falling rocks... something dragging in the dirt, loosening a spray of pebbles and debris from the ridge to her right. And a shadow fell upon her then, but that wasn't why her skin turned to goosebumps and ice grew on her heart. The skin was rotting and dry, eyes sunken but still burning with hate. And if she had any doubt who it was, that vanished when she saw his hand. It was in a bar in Tombstone where she herself had cut off the little finger on his gun hand. Right before she gutted him.
Cole Black had risen from the dead... and he was pissed.
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Another illustration for the upcoming miniatures game, GUTSHOT: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADWOOD. This time I experimented with a slightly different style. This isn't quite perfect, but I think it's a good direction. I will definitely be continuing my experiments down this avenue.
As with other illustrations in this series, this is rendered in color in Daz Studio 4.6 and then converted to b&w in Photoshop.

Comments (12)
Fantastic work, very well done.
Interesting, what dev. enviroment you will plan to use for game? .. Flash, Unity3D, HTML5 ...
It's actually a physical, historical miniatures game. It uses 28mm metal figures (about an inch tall) and various bits of terrain (resin, plastic, Styrofoam, wood, etc.) so that it can be played on a tabletop. Think old school Dungeons & Dragons, but with cowboys and zombies. Gutshot was the original game published back in 2005, and Night of the Living Deadwood will be an expansion book with new rules for zombies. The physical book will be printed in b&w, which is why the artwork is b&w.
Very fine cartoon !!
Terrific graphic style... an Excellent dramatic image. It suits your narrative wonderfully. Bravo.
love the raggedness... chills and thrills
Fantastic image... very very well done !
Fantastic creation... Wonderfully done !
Your body of work is wonderful mate. I love it.
very detailed drawing. impressive quality
Outstanding work! I'll browse your gallery to see more!
Excellent! Love the gritty textures and detail!
Very expressive artwork! Excellent scene. Great idea. Congratulations.